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15.03.2020
World Vision Australia reports itself to Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying staff
World Vision Australia (WVA) has conceded underpaying 200 casual and 45 permanent employees by as much as $8.9 million, blaming a payroll error. The Australian arm of the global charity has “apologised unreservedly” for the error – saying it was ...
15.03.2020
Underinvestment in HR and payroll expertise leads to underpayments
In 2019 several large businesses found themselves in payroll scandals they had the resources to avoid. So what happened? There is a phrase that goes something like: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s a pattern.” It would be ...
15.03.2020
Who holds the record? Record keeping basics for human resources
No profession loves hard copies of records more than lawyers – but it is often human resources who have the most to do with record keeping, particularly in relation to retaining employee records. What are the basic records which should be kept for ...
08.03.2020
Richmond and Prahran cafés face court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against two companies for allegedly failing to comply with a Compliance Notice. The businesses, Goldream Pty Ltd and Plushbear Pty Ltd, operate cafes in Melbourne’s inner ...
08.03.2020
Queensland Government announces payroll tax relief for coronavirus impact
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the announcement by the Queensland State Government to provide payroll tax relief to businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Under the measure, small and medium businesses throughout Queensland ...
08.03.2020
The high life: Unfair dismissal and calculating the high income threshold
In the reporting year 2018/2019, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) received 13,928 unfair dismissal applications. Undoubtedly, unfair dismissal applications are amongst the most common received by the FWC. The success or otherwise of an unfair dismissal ...
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